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Rome, Italy. June 1944. After the occupation of Rome by Allied troops on 4 June 1944, airmen serving with the Desert Harassers, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, visited the great capital to see the sights. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Les Mitten and LAC George Buckland, veteran ground crew members of the unit were enthusiastically received by Italians and American troops as they wandered about St Peter's Square. Note that one of the airmen is holding a young child.
Rome, Italy. June 1944. After the occupation of Rome by Allied troops on 4 June 1944, airmen of the Desert Harassers, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, visited the capital to see the sights. Leading
Rome, Italy. June 1944. Two members of the Desert Harassers, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, in Rome just after the occupation by the Allied forces on 4 June 1944. They are Leading Aircraftman (LAC
Italy. c. 1944. Mussilini's greatest enterprise, the reclaiming of the Pontine marshes, was wrecked by retreating German troops who flooded the area and then laid waste to farms and crops. Airmen of t
Rome, Italy. c. June 1944. Airmen serving with No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF explore the shops of the capital for gift souvenirs to send home. Left to right: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) John Hosking
Rome, Italy. c. June 1944. One of the sights seen by members of No. 3. (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, which is now operating from an airfield near Rome. Looking west along the Tiber across St Angelo Bridg
Guidonia, Italy. c. June 1944. An airman of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, at St Peter's Square gazes at the magnificient Cathedral of Vatican City. Members of the squadron, which is operating fro
